Description An urgently needed risk map of the many dangers that could derail Asias growth and stability Since Marco Polo, the West has waited for the Asian Century.
Today, the world believes that Century has arrived.
Yet from Chinas slumping economy to war clouds over the South China Sea and from environmental devastation to demographic crisis, Asias future is increasingly uncertain.
Historian and geopolitical expert Michael Auslin argues that far from being a cohesive powerhouse, Asia is a fractured region threatened by stagnation and instability.
Here, he provides a comprehensive account of the economic, military, political, and demographic risks that bedevil half of our world, arguing that Asia, working with the United States, has a unique opportunity to avert catastrophe - but only if it acts boldly.
Bringing together firsthand observations and decades of research, Auslins provocative reassessment of Asias future will be a must-read for industry and investors, as well as politicians and scholars, for years to come.
About the Author Michael R.
Auslin is the Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
